Franz Ferdinand condemn IDF for using ‘Take Me Out’ in propaganda video

Franz Ferdinand have condemned the use of their 2003 hit ‘Take Me Out’ in a propaganda video by the Israeli Defense Forces.

Frontman Alex Kapranos posted on his Instagram Stories criticising the IDF for using their music “without our consent.”

The IDF propaganda video features footage of fighter planes and ground explosions, while an Israeli soldier congratulates the country's recent attacks on Iran. It is captioned “Operation Roaring Lion – this is how it’s done.”

“These warmongering murderers are using our music without our consent,” Kapranos hit back. “This makes us both nauseous and furious. Kind of typical though, isn’t it? To strut up and take what isn’t theirs with a vile arrogance…”

On February 28, Israel and the US launched a joint military campaign across Iran, killing the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and destroying hundreds of other sites, primarily leadership and military.

The strikes provoked retaliatory missile attacks against Israeli targets, as well as US military bases in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and more.

The US/Israeli strikes were labelled Operation Roaring Lion, with Benjamin Netanyahu describing it as a campaign to “put an end to the threat from the Ayatollah regime in Iran”.

Franz Ferdinand have been vocal critics of Trump in the past, criticising the US president in their 2016 track ‘Demaguogue’ which came out as part of an independent campaign created by “Artists for a Trump-free America.”

The band recently performed in Dublin's National Stadium for a night of "showmanship and technical excellence."